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Dead at age 87
1,415 Notable deaths
Gale Storm
American actress, singer.
Born April 5th, 1922 in Bloomington.
Died June 27th, 2009 at 87 years old in Danville. [ref]
Taarak Mehta
Indian columnist, humorist, writer and playwright (1929-2017).
Born December 26th, 1929 in Ahmedabad.
Died March 1st, 2017 at 87 years old in Ahmedabad (disease).
Richard Johnson
English actor.
Born July 30th, 1927 in London.
Died June 6th, 2015 at 87 years old in Chelsea. [ref]
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Stage, film and television actor (1903-1991).
Born May 12th, 1903 in Bourton-on-the-Water. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1991 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Smith Wigglesworth
British evangelist (1859-1947).
Born June 8th, 1859 in Yorkshire.
Died March 12th, 1947 at 87 years old in Wakefield.
Jimmy Hill
English association football personality (1928-2015).
Born July 22nd, 1928 in Balham. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2015 at 87 years old in Hurstpierpoint (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Donald Moffat
Actor (1930-2018).
Born December 26th, 1930 in Plymouth.
Died December 20th, 2018 at 87 years old in Sleepy Hollow (stroke). [ref]
John Francis Fitzgerald
Irish-american politician, massachusetts (1863-1950).
Born February 11th, 1863 in Boston.
Died October 2nd, 1950 at 87 years old in Boston.
Harry Gregg
Northern irish footballer and manager (1932-2020).
Born October 27th, 1932 in Magherafelt.
Died February 16th, 2020 at 87 years old in Coleraine (disease). [ref]
Richard Lugar
American politician (1932-2019).
Born April 4th, 1932 in Indianapolis.
Died April 28th, 2019 at 87 years old in Fairfax (chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy). [ref]
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